15-213/18-213: Intro to Computer Systems, Summer 2017

The Shark Machines

You will be doing your Intro to Computer Systems (ICS) lab assignments
on a cluster of rack-mounted Intel Nehalem-based servers called the
shark machines. This cluster was donated by the Intel Labs
Higher Education group for the ICS course. The original 213
cluster machines were known as the fish machines. Our new
cluster systems are much bigger and faster, so it seems fitting to
call them the shark machines.

Shark machines available to students

There are 10 machines available to students. They run the same
RHEL 6.x operating system as the Andrew Linux cluster machines. ICS
students and teaching staff can login to them using their Andrew
credentials. For example, if your Andrew ID is hbovik, then
you can login to a random shark machine:

unix> ssh hbovik@shark.ics.cs.cmu.edu

or a specific machine:

unix> ssh hbovik@angelshark.ics.cs.cmu.edu

angelshark.ics.cs.cmu.edu

bambooshark.ics.cs.cmu.edu

baskingshark.ics.cs.cmu.edu

blueshark.ics.cs.cmu.edu

carpetshark.ics.cs.cmu.edu

catshark.ics.cs.cmu.edu

hammerheadshark.ics.cs.cmu.edu

houndshark.ics.cs.cmu.edu

lemonshark.ics.cs.cmu.edu

makoshark.ics.cs.cmu.edu

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do I get an account on a shark machine?A: Accounts will be created for you automatically.
If you can't login, please send mail to your instructor.